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Desert Wildlife: WILDLIFE BY TYPEMammals... the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of ... Reptiles Reptiles are cold-blooded and don't have a constant body temperature. They are only able to ... Birds Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Insects Insects, a major group of arthropods, have an exoskeleton ... WILDLIFE BY PREDATIONPredatorsPredation is an interaction between animals in which one captures and feeds upon ... Prey The term prey refers to an animal that is sought, captured, and eaten ... WILDLIFE BY DIETCarnivoreCarnivores are predators and chiefly eat meat, although some will consume ... Omnivore Omnivores are animals which consume both other animals and plants. Herbivore An herbivore is an animal that eats only plants and no meat. However, many herbivores will eat ... Insectivore Any animal with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures is an insectivore. Scavengers An organism that habitually feeds on refuse or carrion. WILDLIFE BY ACTIVITYDiurnalDiurnal animals protect themselves from the heat by spending most of the day ... Nocturnal Nocturnal animals are active at night and ... Notes: circadian endogenous |
Mammals - Predators Mountain Lion Coyote Bobcat Kit Fox Badger Ringtail Cat Mammals - Prey Desert Bighorn Sheep Mule Deer Desert Cottontail Jackrabbit Antelope Squirrel Round-tailed Ground Squirrel Mammals Mustang Wild Burro Reptiles Desert Tortise Reptiles - Snakes Mojave Rattlesnake Mountain Kingsnake Reptiles - Lizards Chuckwalla Horned Lizard Black-collared Lizard Mojave Fringe-Toed Lizard Desert Spiny Lizard Zebra-Tailed Lizard Tree Lizard Desert Iguana Whiptail Lizard Western Brush Lizard Birds - Predators Red-Tailed Hawk Golden Eagle Roadrunner Barn Owl Birds - Scavengers Raven Vulture Birds Gambel's Quail Mourning Dove More Birds Insects Tarantula Tarantula Hawk Wasp
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